Cinema Paradiso is a 1988 Italian film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, following the friendship between a young boy nicknamed Toto and Alfredo, the elderly projectionist of his small Sicilian village's only cinema, told largely in flashback as the adult Toto, now a successful filmmaker, recalls his childhood after learning of Alfredo's death. The film is built around its affectionate portrayal of moviegoing itself as a communal ritual in postwar rural Italy, including censored kissing scenes that Alfredo secretly spliced together as a gift to the grown Toto. Cinema Paradiso won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and is widely regarded as one of the best known tributes to cinema within cinema itself.
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Which Academy Awards ceremony honored Cinema Paradiso and who else was nominated?
It won at the 62nd Academy Awards in 1990 against four other nominees.
Cinema Paradiso won the Foreign Language Film award at the 62nd Academy Awards, which the Academy dates to 1990. It was entered for Italy. The other nominees were Camille Claudel from France, Jesus of Montreal from Canada, Waltzing Regitze from Denmark and What Happened to Santiago from Puerto Rico.
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Cinema Paradiso is a 1988 coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore.
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Cinema Paradiso is a 1988 Italian film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, following the friendship between a young boy nicknamed Toto and Alfredo, the elderly projectionist of his small Sicilian village's only cinema, told largely in flashback as the adult Toto, now a successful filmmaker, recalls his childhood after learning of Alfredo's death.
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The Italian-French co-production stars Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Antonella Attili, Pupella Maggio and Salvatore Cascio.
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Cinema Paradiso (Italian: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, Italian pronunciation: [ˈnwɔːvo ˈtʃiːnema paraˈdiːzo], lit. 'New Paradise Cinema') is a 1988 coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore.
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Cinema Paradiso (Italian: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, Italian pronunciation: [ˈnwɔːvo ˈtʃiːnema paraˈdiːzo], lit. 'New Paradise Cinema') is a 1988 coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore.
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